Is a lagging Chinese economy destined to cause trouble in North American markets? A sharp decline in investor sentiment overseas suggests precisely that. If you're managing a factory, now may be the time to find ways to boost efficiency.Whether...

"Expansion can become addictive, and after a while companies tend to binge like junkies on product variants, brands, acquisitions and new markets," Sanjay Khosla, the former president of Kraft Foods International explains.

The 25,000 new LED fixtures will replace traditional high-intensity discharge and fluorescent lights, and are expected to reduce Ford's energy use at manufacturing facilities by 56 million kilowatt-hours annually.